ToquiNotes

Posted on January 15, 2022

The name was right even if the first profession was not for Bridgeport’s Stan Cutright. “I was a welder...

Posted on January 08, 2022

If 2022 brings us anything in the City of Bridgeport, a personal want is to see the start of Menards at the Charles Po...

Posted on December 25, 2021

Editor's Note: Jason Nicholson has quite the redemption story. From hitting the lowest of lows and a battle with drug addi...

Posted on December 18, 2021

EDITOR'S NOTE: This blog first ran prior to Christmas 2016. This is one of the most beautiful stories I've had the hon...

Posted on December 11, 2021

This summer, on June 6, my friend and colleague Chris Johnson made a tweet that set the stage for this blog. I’ll get...

Posted on December 04, 2021

I’ve had my share of good food in my life. On the culinary front, if you’re fortunate enough to be living...

Posted on November 20, 2021

Bridgeport may actually have, by its standards, a down year in development. There is a chance the city will not hit $5...

Posted on November 13, 2021

It may be a Saturday of a West Virginia University home football game. There is a chance it could be any Sunday on the...

Posted on November 06, 2021

Long before you could get food, a cup of coffee, or a dessert on every corner and way before many families opted to ea...

Posted on October 30, 2021

There are a pair of dates that stand out when it comes to retail in Bridgeport. The dates are March 27, 2017, and Augu...

Posted on October 23, 2021

The news in September of 2020 was not greeted with fanfare. Sure, there were tributes and kind words, but the overwhel...

Posted on October 16, 2021

During my last two vacations, one well north of Bridgeport and one well south of the city, there were several common t...

Posted on October 09, 2021

It was back in August when Simpson Elementary Principal Jill Steele had her chance to speak in front of the Harrison C...

Posted on September 18, 2021

Tomorrow, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m., a restaurant that straddles the City of Bridgeport’s border – Eat n’...

Posted on September 11, 2021

The parcel sits just minutes away from Bridgeport. Since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, the parcel has almos...

From the Bench: With Hoops Season in Ful...

There’s nothing more exciting on the sports front than a packed house that produces that charged up atmosphere that fo...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Some Mid-1980s Fun with Cit...

See anyone you know? This photo, believed to be from the mid-1980's, shows a group of young city boys and one of...

Posted by Dick Duez
City Faces in Different Places

This week's Bridgeport City Face is Alfred Isch, who has his own version of Santa's workshop in his home - year-ro...

Posted by Julie Perine
Off the Shelf: Adult Winter Reading Prog...

Needing a little inspiration to get started on those New Year’s resolutions? The library has...

Posted by Sharon Saye
The Grapevine: Praying for End to the Pa...

If you are watching national news, you have seen all the emphasis that has been put on the effect that the pandemic is...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
ToquiNotes: After 40-Plus Years of Servi...

The name was right even if the first profession was not for Bridgeport’s Stan Cutright. “I was a welder...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Wellness Watch: COVID Q and A Session wi...

As we spring into 2022, Connect-Bridgeport launches a new blog, concentrating on all things health and wel...

Posted by Julie Perine